On January 30, 2025, the 12th Joint Intergovernmental Russian-Algerian Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation took place in Algiers. It was co-chaired by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev and Algerian Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Youcef Cherfa. HSE University, represented by the Center for African Studies, also participated in the […]
On January 26, 2025, HSE Center for African Studies met with the National School of Artificial Intelligence (ENSIA, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Intelligence Artificielle) to discuss prospects for joint research and areas of possible cooperation (including machine learning, big data processing and AI). The meeting took place on ENSIA’s campus in Sidi Abdellah Technology Park, a […]
From December 22 to 25, 2024, the director of the Center for African Studies, Andrey Maslov, Deputy Coordinator of the E-Governance Knowledge-Sharing Program, Phillip Grinin, and UNECA’s research consultant, Ophelia Amo, visited the city of Brazzaville at the invitation of Leon Juste Ibombo, Honorable Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and the Digital Economy of the Republic […]
On December 20, 2024, the HSE center for African Studies visited the University of Gondar in Ethiopia to discuss potential areas for collaboration in the digital field. On behalf of the Center, Philipp Grinin, Deputy Coordinator of the E-Governance Knowledge-Sharing Program, met with Dr. Kassahun Tegegne, Academic Vice President of the University of Gondar. They […]
Last week, December 10, the team of experts of the E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program held a series of workshops in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Several sessions on African economies’ digitalization turned out to be a great step towards improving e-governance services in the African states. Despite the number of challenges like financial barriers and digital divide, […]
On November 28, 2024, Moscow hosted the Business Forum “Russia-Tunisia: Expanding Horizons.” It was co-organized by the Russian-Tunisian Business Council and held in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. The Forum was moderated by Vladimir Padalko, Vice President of the Chamber. President of the Chamber, Sergey Katyrin, addressed the Forum participants […]
On November 25, 2024, the Deputy Coordinator of the E-Governance Knowledge-Sharing Program, Philipp Grinin, met with the Ambassador of Algeria, Mr. Boumediene Guennad. The meeting was held at the Carlton Moscow Hotel, and was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962). A fierce war began on November […]
On November 22, 2024, African experts and representatives of the E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program for Africa discussed capacity building in e-governance at the 13th Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF), hosted at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) headquarters from 20 to 22 November, 2024, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During the “Capacity Building in E-Governance […]
On November 21, 2024, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation hosted a roundtable named “Russia-Algeria: Prospects for Business Cooperation.” The event was organized by the Russian-Algerian Business Council and moderated by its Chairman, Ahmed Azimov. Among the participants of the roundtable were the following: Vladimir Padalko, Vice President of the Chamber […]
On November 18th, 2024, in Algeria, Kaspersky and AFRIPOL signed a 5-year cooperation agreement on preventing and combating cybercrime. Cybersecurity is one of the most essential challenges in African countries since cybercrimes make public services vulnerable to data leakages and disruptions. Because of the absence of comprehensive cyber governance policies and protection mechanisms, cyberattacks on […]